LAHORE: Captain of Pakistan’s cricket team Babar Azam was fined by the traffic police for driving without a license and a lane violation.
According to the traffic police, he was fined Rs2,000 on September 17 in Lahore’s Gulberg area.
Police officials said that Babar was first stopped for lane violation but after the inquiry, they learnt that the skipper was driving without a license.
Azam is preparing to head the Pakistan team in next month’s cricket World Cup in India.
The team was facing an uncertain situation because of a delay in the issuance of their visa by the Indian authorities. However, the uncertainty ended as India finally issued visas to the Pakistan team.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had complained to the cricket governing body, ICC, about the visa delay which, it said, had affected the team’s preparation for the international cricket mega event.
PCB spokesperson Umar Farooq has confirmed to the media that the team has been asked to collect their passports from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
